10-15-2007, 08:27 AM | #1 |
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The Grand List of RPG Cliches
Go here to read the Grand List of RPG Cliches. Primarily Japanese, but a lot of them are applicable to western RPGs as well.
And adventure games. And anime. And quite a lot of fantasy fiction. It's a long list, but you'll be laughing all the way through.
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10-16-2007, 03:49 AM | #2 |
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I've not played any of the Japanese RPGs but these are indeed plenty recognizable from other games.
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10-16-2007, 08:12 AM | #3 |
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192 RPG cliches? dang
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10-16-2007, 11:32 AM | #4 |
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They got most of em spot on. No wonder I get tired of JRPGs quickly.
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10-16-2007, 01:04 PM | #5 |
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That has to be at least the fourth time I've read through that list, it never gets old.
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10-16-2007, 02:09 PM | #6 |
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Aww, they're dissing Skies of Arcadia. That ain't cool.
Okay, it is full of cliches, but it's still an awesome game overall.
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10-17-2007, 08:11 AM | #7 |
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Yes, yes. It is very funny
However, I feel compelled to point out that in most Bioware games a high reputation will net a nice discount on weapons, armours ans such things. So rule # 184 of Adam Smith's revenge doesn't apply to the Bioware D&D games at least, I think The list could, however, I feel, be used to make a spoof rpg game that pokes fun at all these things...
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10-25-2007, 06:35 AM | #8 |
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10-25-2007, 08:15 AM | #9 |
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I thought that was what the new simpsons game is doing..?
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10-25-2007, 11:54 AM | #10 |
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I have a good laugh everytime I read that list.
It's still awesome after all this years.
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10-30-2007, 06:35 AM | #11 |
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Haha...
...but you know, rule #6, The Single Parent Rule, also applies to most Disney films too.... |
10-30-2007, 09:53 AM | #12 |
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#1 Sleepyhead Rule "The teenaged male lead..."
Whoa, final fantasy 6 broke the very first rule, scratch that - made it completely inapplicable, by having a female main character. #6 Single Parent Rule Baldur's gate kind of follows this, except you're also adopted. #11 Let's Start From The Very Beginning (Yuna Rule) Hey, why did they change the name of the megaman rule? BG2 followed this too(at least for equipment), although Bioware promised that they wouldn't. #15c Hey, I Know You! "The tough-as-nails female warrior..." That sounds like ayla from chrono trigger, except I don't think she has any deformaties. #15i and #15j Sounds kind of like gogo and mog from FF6, but the caveats are missing. #19 "Silly Squall, bringing a sword to a gunfight..." Sounds a bit like system shock 2. Spoiler: Baldur's gate again, and it follows this rule twice. #30 Selective Paralysis Infinity engine games used this rule to screw over thieves extra. |
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11-01-2007, 03:20 PM | #14 |
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Still funny, but a lot of these also apply to other genres, and oftentimes other mediums (books, movies, etc.) Example:
# Short Attention Span Principle All bookshelves contain exactly one book, which only has enough text on it to fill up half a page. Also applies to any computer in any FPS only having one or two programs installed. |
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